13 Above the Night
| 13 Above the Night | ||||
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| Released | September 7, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Industrial dance | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Producer | Buzz McCoy | |||
| My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult chronology | ||||
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13 Above the Night is the fourth studio album by industrial disco band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult. It was originally released in 1993 on Interscope Records.
Recording[]
13 Above the Night was the band's first album for Interscope and also their first album recorded with their touring band members Levi Levi (bass), (drums), (guitar) and "Chicago House Diva" singer Shawn Christopher.[2] Lydia Lunch also co-wrote and contributed vocals to the song "Dirty Little Secrets". It was recorded at Ground Control Studios and Mixed at Starlust Studios, both in Los Angeles.
Samples[]
On the track "Disko Fleshpot", the spoken words "Who do you think you're dealing with, some old slut on 42nd Street?" and "In case you didn't happen notice this, I'm one hell of a gorgeous chick!" are samples from the 1969 movie Midnight Cowboy
Release[]
13 Above the Night was released on cassette and digipack CD[3] on September 7, 1993. It was later reissued with two bonus remixes on Rykodisc in 1999.[4]
Touring[]
The band toured the U.S. in support of the album from October to December 1993. The support act on the 13 Above the Night Tour was Machines of Loving Grace.[5]
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Velvet Edge" | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Delicate Terror" | 5:37 |
| 3. | "Badlife" | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Dirty Little Secrets" (written by Lydia Lunch) | 3:40 |
| 5. | "China De Sade" | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Dimentia 66" | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Final Blindness" | 4:43 |
| 8. | "Blue Buddha" | 7:15 |
| 9. | "Starmartyr" | 5:46 |
| 10. | "Electrical Soul Wish" | 5:30 |
| 11. | "13 Above the Night" | 3:42 |
| 12. | "Disko Fleshpot" | 5:03 |
| 13. | "Savage Sexteen" | 3:01 |
| 14. | "Blue Buddha (Master of the UltraFlesh Mix)" (reissue only) | 6:11 |
| 15. | "Electric Soul Wish (Mass Hate Mix)" (reissue only) | 4:14 |
Credits[]
- Artwork by –
- Co-producer – Fred
- Engineer – ,
- Executive Producer – Groovie Mann,
- Guitar – Bruce Manning, Luc van Acker
- Performer – The Bomb Gang Girlz, Buzz McCoy, Groovie Mann, , Kitty Killdare, Levi Levi, Otto, Trash K.
- Producer, Written-By – Buzz McCoy
- Sampler – Gro, Miss Stress Aviv Avon*
- Vocals – Lydia Lunch, Shawn Christopher
- Written by – Groovie Mann (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 13)
References[]
- ^ "13 Above the Night Overview". Allmusic.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/My-Life-With-The-Thrill-Kill-Kult-13-Above-The-Night/release/141859
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/My-Life-With-The-Thrill-Kill-Kult-13-Above-The-Night/release/1340878
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-08-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- 13 Above the Night at Discogs (list of releases)
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- 1993 albums
- My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult albums